Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island (PEI) is one of the three Maritime provinces, one of the four Atlantic Canada provinces and the smallest province in both land area and population. The province of PEI has 145,855 residents (2011 Census). PEI consists of the main island and 231 minor islands, and in total encompasses 5,686 square kilometres. The backbone of the economy is farming, as it produces 25% of Canada’s potatoes. PEI has good economic and job opportunities in industries such as aerospace, bioscience, information technology, video game development and renewable energy. (Wikipedia and Government of Canada – www.cic.gc.ca)

Provides micro-loans (up to $15,000) to internationally trained individuals with professions such as technicians, trades people and skilled workers who need help to pay the costs associated with obtaining the Canadian accreditation or training required to work in the occupation for which they have trained before immigrating to Canada.

Offers both PLAR for courses (demonstration of how informal experiential learning matches the stated learning outcome of a particular course) and programs (broadly addresses the match between informal experiential learning to the established outcomes of an entire program). Fees apply.

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